For large groups or private dining options, please contact Lisa Carlson at lcarlson@fronterahospitality.com or by calling (312) 733-1975.Our 2nd floor taproom can host up to 50 guests seated, or up to 100 reception-style.

Inspired by Mexico. Brewed for Chicago.

Cruz Blanca makes new world interpretations of classic German, Austrian, and French styles of beer, much like the beers that blossomed throughout Mexico City in the 1860s.

Look for German pilsners and Vienna lagers, German Berliner Weisse, wiessbier, lactic acidic beers and French style Bieres de Garde, as well as a few contemporary American styles utilizing traditional Mexican and locally sourced ingredients.

Your guests can make their own tacos with our house-made corn tortillas and choose from an array of toppings. Include our freshly–made guacamole, amazing sides, and stellar house-beers for a fun fiesta spread at Cruz Blanca or packaged to go for your catered event.

Please note this form only serves as a request. We appreciate advanced notice so we can provide what you need, when you need it! Once submitted, a member of our team will contact you for order confirmation. Please feel free to email us at catering@cruzblanca.com, if you don't hear from us within 24 hours. Cruz Blanca is closed Mondays.

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Taco Bar (family style)

Order in increments of 10 people. Include taco fillings, accompaniments, heirloom corn tortillas.

Short Rib Chili / chile-braised short rib with smoked bacon and queso añejo

Desserts

Wood-Oven Mini-Cookies / chef’s assortment, 21 pieces per order

Drinks

Please select quantity of items. Specific growlers can be requested in our “notes” box (subject to availability). Or our party coordinator can suggest them for you.

Please select quantity of items.

Agua Fresca / Fresh Fruit Cooler 64oz

Cruz Blanca Bloody Mary Mix / 32oz

Cruz Margarita Mix / 32oz

Cruz Blanca House-Beers / Howlers 32oz

Catering Supplies

Check the items you'd like to add. Cruz Blanca will adjust quantity to fit your party size and order.

Plates and Utensils

Tongs, Serving Spoons

ABOUT CRUZ BLANCA BREWERY & TAQUERÍA

European Tradition. Local Focus. Mexican Style.

Emil Dercher, a brewer working in the great Alstatian technique of bottle-conditioning and using local botanicals, left France and made his way to Mexico City, where he sold beers under the Cruz Blanca label. It’s in that same adventurous spirit that we’ve reestablished Cruz Blanca Cervecería in Chicago.

Cruz Blanca is a place to settle in and sample craft beers made in that European tradition — Bieres de Garde and many more—with a Mexican touch, all expressed with local ingredients. Think malts, honey and botanicals all procured in and around Chicago.

OUR TEAM

JACOB SEMBRANO

HEAD BREWER

Hailing from Austin, Texas, Jacob is a former fast food cook, cheesemonger, line cook and sous chef in various snout-to-tail restaurants. After leaving The Bristol in Chicago, where he worked as a cook, Jacob began brewing beer at Goose Island Clybourn and became the head brewer. At Cruz Blanca, he says his responsibility is creating beer with a meaning and an inspiration behind it.

LISA CARLSON

MANAGER & PRIVATE EVENTS

Lisa literally grew up in a bed & breakfast, so hospitality has always been part of her life. She’s a huge supporter of Chicago’s craft beer community — she spent years managing Goose Island’s Clybourn Brewpub — and it’s her mission to introduce the city to the magical pairing of Bieres de Garde and Oaxacan tacos.

TODD WHITE

ASSISTANT BREWER & MANAGER

Todd met the love of his life, who currently works for Goose Island, over beers in his native Australia. After getting married, they both spent time at a West Coast (of the USA) brewery. Now in Chicago, Todd has become Cruz Blanca’s jack-of-all-trades. Whether it’s crafting brews with Jacob, managing the floor or manning a bar, there’s guaranteed to be “warm smiles and cold beers.” Instagram:toddwhitecorn

NOSHEEN KHAN

BAR MANAGER

Nosheen is all about the business: so much so, that in college at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods she majored in business (and marketing.) That being said, there has been a noticeable uptick in fun since Nosheen joined the staff. Nosheen joined us from Formento’s, our delicious Italian restaurant neighbor just across Randolph Street. Instagramnoshiface

LINNEA COULTER

MANAGER

Cruz Blanca, of Chef Rick Bayless’ restaurant group, is the third local dining institution that Linnea has helmed. She previously worked with Jacob and Lisa at Goose Island Brewpub, cultivating her love of beer and hospitality. Linnea’s very first job was at Chicago’s own Potbelly Sandwich Works: that’s where she began her studies in deliciousness. Instagramlmc7496

CESAR AGUILAR

GENERAL MANAGER

Cesar has built his passion and creativity for mixology (and beer, of course) while running a few of Chicago’s top bar programs, such as Mercadito: he understands how welcoming hospitality, and setting the ‘just right’ mood, are equally as important as the ingredients in the glass. At Cruz Blanca, Cesar has introduced more local spirits for fresh cocktails that compliment Jacob’s amazing beers.

ILIANA LOZA

SOUS CHEF

Born and raised in Chicago, Chef Iliana is inspired by the bounty of seasonal produce and locally raised protein to be found in the Midwest, and utilized in new ways to create Cruz Blanca’s Oaxacan cuisine. Following in the footsteps of her father, who also cooked on the line and now runs a pasta shop, Chef Iliana has been preparing for this role her entire life. Instagramila2011

STEPHEN SANDOVAL

SOUS CHEF

Stephen has worked around the world from New Orleans to Mexico City to Argentina but is rooted by his childhood in San Diego. His father owned a car wash in Tijuana and they would go hunting together in Mexicali. Stephen has been braving Cruz Blanca’s roaring fire with a GoPro camera, filming his day to day culinary adventures.

ROBERTO CALDERON

SOUS CHEF

Roberto joins us after several years with the BOKA Restaurant Group, more specifically our delicious neighbor Little Goat. Prior to that, Roberto was at Frontera Grill and Topolobampo for more than a decade! We are super excited to welcome Chef Roberto back, and Cruz Blanca’s Oaxacan specialty dishes have never tasted better.